2.8% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3697, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3697, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 3697 than in the rest of Victoria. Only 2.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state figure of 7.6%. This heavy reliance on cars is matched by a lack of public transport options for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple vehicles, with 47.2% owning two and 17% owning three. The proportion of households without a car has fallen since 2011, reaching a low of 2.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3697, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While 52.5% of workers drive, another 20.9% work from home, a figure that has risen since 2011.
20.9% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route with just two stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 81, which is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.52
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
81.0
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a transit stop is difficult for many, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 69 minutes on average. This is much higher than most other areas.
69
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for 3697, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3697, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3697/3697-vic/topic/transport